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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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